Cawdells/Wynham -Clowerwall Court (General)

by unknown, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 01:13 (4954 days ago) @ m p griffiths

thanks,

"Will of William MUDWAY, 1792 Newland, held by Gloucestershire Records Office" -- unfortunately, no-one who has searched there, has actually found this document.

Would Clowerwall Court (a manor) be the "farm" I'm looking for? No doubt several unconnected properties had the town name associated with them. Would William have been the owner or just a head-employee running the farm ? We know that his son John did own Aylesmore Estate for a few years before the mortagee sold it (default of payments by John Mudway?).

The town seems to have had several (similar) name spellings around this time (as did the "Mudway" family - William's father was Thomas "Mathway" (b:unknown d:1729 Clowerwall) plus other possible spellings like Moothway, Mutheway etc in the English Bicknor & Goodrich area).

1703 seems to be as far back as official written records can be relied on -- will keep searching...
Ray